Unidentified resident says Lowell City Council has not acted on mayoral referendum

A resident who spoke during public comment told the Lowell City Council that a motion made "sometime in 2024" asking the council to start procedures so "the voters of Lowell select the mayor" has not been acted on.

The speaker said they previously moved that the council "proceed to honor what the voters declared" and begin the process needed to implement the referendum. "I feel disheartened when we put a referendum question on the ballot, and we ask the public to go and vote, and they wholeheartedly vote to support something, and nothing is done," the speaker said.

The comment indicates a member of the public believes the council has not followed up on a referendum-related motion from 2024. The transcript records the speaker characterizing the outcome as inaction; no formal response, vote, or staff report appears in the provided segments to confirm the council's next steps.

No motion text beyond the resident's description, no mover or seconder, and no formal vote outcome are recorded in the segments provided. The speaker identified the original motion as a request that the council "proceed to honor what the voters declared," specifically that voters of Lowell choose the mayor, but did not state any subsequent council action or timeline.

The council's official record or subsequent agenda materials would be needed to confirm whether the motion was placed on a future agenda, referred to staff, scheduled for ordinance drafting, or otherwise acted on.